Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Most Important Art

The Most Important Art

Christie, Ian

Paperback

Film & Video ArtRussian & Former Soviet Union Art

Publisher Price: $38.00

ISBN13: 9798899760853
Publisher: Sticking Place Books
Published: May 27 2026
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.98 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Cinema was officially the USSR's 'most important art' because Lenin had said it could be. But Russians loved movies for a decade before the Bolsheviks seized power and created poignant masterpieces which were swept aside when the Soviet avant-garde became international ambassadors for the new regime. These would be rediscovered in the 1980s, as a new generation of Soviet filmmakers spearheaded Gorbachev's reforms, giving early warning of the dramatic changes ahead. Ian Christie witnessed Soviet cinema's final decade first-hand, befriending some of its leading figures and exploring its complex history in the writings collected here. Russian cinema remains as important to the world as Russian music, literature and art, irrespective of who occupies the Kremlin. This collection reveals some of its greatest achievements, many long hidden by censorship and prejudice.

1 different editions

Also available

Also from

Christie, Ian

View All

Also in

Russian & Former Soviet Union Art

View All